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W. P. DUN LANY.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

APPLIOATION PYILBD JUNE 29, 1907.

Patented July 15, 1913.

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To all whom, t may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM P. DUN

'LANL a-citizen ofthe United States, residing at-Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented-af certain new and useful Improvement in Musical Instruments, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to musical instruments and more especially to horns, and has for its object to produce a horn which may be operated by means of a motor or the exhaust fiuid of an engine, or other Huid, to

produce a perfect or complete musical cycle or theme in a plurality of chords. In the embodiment herein disclosed, the'cycle comprises iive such chords and these chords are produced by combining a series of sound- |producing devices of varying pitch with a controlling or selecting member which automatically selects the particular sound-producing devices that are to be operated simultaneously to produce such chords. I

Referring` to the drawings, Figure 1 represents a view, partly in section and partly in side elevation, of one form of horn con-V structed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 represents a sectional view on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 3 represents a similar view on line 3 3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow, a portion of the selecting disk being broken away.

vDescribing the parts by` reference characters, 1 represents a casing which may be conveniently formed in two portions united :as by rivets. The rear portion 2 of the casing is shown as hemispherical and the front bell 5 may be formed integrally withthe front portion of the casing. ProJecting inportion' 3 as cylindrical and having its front end contracted and provided .with al neck 4: which carries a bell 5. Neck 4 and wardly from the rear end of casing section 2 is a bearing 6 for ythe shaft 7 of anelectric motor 8, the front end whereof is supported centrally of a spider disk V9, which is supported by the inner portion of the flange'lO of the front casing section. p l

l1 denotes a fan which is rigid with shaft 7. In front of fan 11, shaft 7 is provided with a gear 12 meshing with a larger gear 13 carried' by yone end of a shaft'14 extending through and journaled in the spider 1 5 of disk 9." The opposite end of shaft-14 1s ery ofwhich is secured to the provided with a small Agea-r or pinion 16 meshing with a large gear 17 carried .bya sleeve 18, the outer end of which has rigid Patented July 15, 1913.

therewith the selecting disk 19, fitting o loosely in an annular recess '20 in the front casing section. 21 denotes a disk, vthe central portion of which is'provided with an aperture for the sleeve 18 and .the periphfront ycasing small bolts or pins 22. The

section as ty shaft 7 isprovided with a nutinner end o 23 and washer 24.

The disks 19 and 21 are respectively the selectingdisk and the sounding or musicproducing disk and are constructed as follows: .Disk 21,' in the form of my invention shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3, is provided with a suitable number of slots or apertures 25 interposed between the center and the periphery of the disk and extending in a radial direction. Each of these slots is provided with means for producing a musical sound. In the embodiment shown inV Figs. 1 to 3, reeds 26 are provided, one for each slot, and the slots are equi-distantly spaced,

.twenty such slots and reeds being provided.

The'reeds are so selected as, when combined bythe selecting disk, to form four different chords of live notes each. The selecting disk is provided with five slots 27 extending 'radially and .so arranged that each will coincide and register with all of the reeds 26 during a rotation of said selecting disk. Slots 27 are equi-distantly spaced and will register simultaneously with five' of the reeds 26. It will. be apparent that, by properly selecting and Aarranging the reeds 26, during each fifth revolution ofthe selecting disk four different combinations of the reedswill be formed and these combinations will each produce a musical chord. The fth combination will be a repetition of the ',rst combination and will complete the 'musical cycle or theme. With the parts arranged as described, the operation is as fol- Air enters the-casing'section 2 throu h openings 28, being drawn t-hereinto by t e fan 11 and forced against the disk 21.

Through the train of gearing, Athe speed transmitted to the selecting disk'from shaft 7 is reduced 4so that the said disk rotates slowly. As the slots in the selecting disk register' with the reeds and slots in disk 21, the air passes through the slots in the latter disk and sounds the reeds. By means of the horn or bell'attachment 5, the musical sounds produced bythe reeds are amplified.

It will be noted that the gears 13 and 17 are open gears, consisting each of a central hub with spokes connecting the periphery of the gear therewith, whereby the gears do not interfere with the distribution and supply of air to the reeds 26.

It will be apparent that numerous changes may be made in the forms of my invention disclosed herein without avoiding the spirit of the same, and hence I do not propose to be limited to the precise forms herein disclosed, except as such limitations may be positively included in the claims hereto annexed, or may be rendered necessary by the state of the prior art.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: A

l. In a musical instrument, the combination of a casing, a horn rigid therewith and bent back over said casing, a spider in said casing having a bearing at its center, a cover for said casing having a bearing coincident with the bearing in the spider, a shaft mounted in these bearings, a motor on the shaft, a wind actuated sound producing mechanism in the casing, a fan on the shaft, and ports in the cover for the purposes set forth.

2. In a musical instrument, the combination of a casing having therein a shaft, a fan mounted on said shaft, means for operating said fan, a horn rigid with and bent back over the casing, a disk having a plurality of fluid actuated sound producing devices of varying pitch fixedly mounted in said casing, a selecting disk arranged to admit pressure fluid to certain combinations of the sound producing devices carried loosely on the shaft, and a train of skeleton reduction gearing interposed between the fan and the selecting disk substantially as specified.

3. In a musical instrument, the combination of a casing having therein a shaft, a fan mounted on said shaft, a motor operating said fan, a disk having a plurality of fluid actuated sound producing devices thereon fixedly mounted in said casing, a rotary selecting disk having a sleeve rigid thereon extending through the irst mentioned disk and loosely mounted on one end of the shaft, a

gear on said sleeve, and a skeleton gearing allowing free passage of the fluid interposed between the fan and the gear on the sleeve,

whereby the selecting disk is rotated relaively with the fan, substantially as speci- 4. In a musical instrument, the combination of a casing, a disk xedlymounted therein and having a plurality of Huid actuated sound producing devices mounted thereon, a rotatable disk contacting therewith and having a plurality of slots adapted to uncover combinations of sound producing devices and having a hub extending through the first mentioned disk and carrying a gear by which the rotatable disk is driven, a cover for said casing, a shaft in said casing and extending through'the hub of the rotatable disk, a motor mounted on said shaft, a fan driven by said motor and having on its hub a gear, a spider mounted inthe casing providing a bearing for the shaft, and intermediate gearing mounted on said spider by which the rotatable disk is driven substan tially as specified.

5. In a musical instrument, the combination of a casing, a disk lixedly mounted therein and having a plurality of reeds, a rotatable disk contacting therewith and having a plurality of slots adapted to uncover combinations of said reeds, a hub on said rotatable disk extending through the first mentioned disk and carrying a gear, a cover for said casing having a bearing coincident with said hub, a shaft journaled in said bearing and extending through the hub, a spider mounted inA said casing forming a support for the shaft adjacent to the disks, a motor mounted on said shaft, a fan driven by said motor having a gear on its hub, a gear and pinion of skeleton construction mounted on the spider and interposed between the fan and the selecting disk substantially as described.

6. In a musical instrument, the combination of a casing, a disk fxedly mounted therein and having a plurality of radially disposed reeds, a rotatable disk contacting therewith and having a plurality of slots radially disposed and adapted to uncover combinations of said reeds, a hub on said rotatable disk-extending through the first mentioned disk and carrying a gear, a spider mounted in the casing having a bearing at its center, a gear and pinion mounted on a 4 rib of said spider, a cover for said casing having a bearing coincident with said hub,

-a shaft journaled in said b earing and in the bearing in the spider and extending through the hub, a motor mounted on said shaft, a fan mounted on the shaft between the motor and the musical devices, said fan having on its hub a gear wherewith the rotatable disk is driven, a horn integral with and bent back f* WILLIAM P. DUN LANY.

Witnesses:

A. T UBMAN, ALBERT I-I. BATES. 

